Quiltmakers 100 Blocks Hop with giveaway

Here it is. My little block that’s in Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks magazine. Did you guess which one was mine?

There it is, Spring Bloomers. How cool is that?

But wait…it gets even better…It made the cover too!!! I’m soooo excited.

If you like shortcuts as much as I do here’s a little tip…

In the magazine the watering can template is drawn as multiple parts. When you trace it onto your paper backed fusible draw it as one piece.Then use stitching to complete the design marked in red below. It’ll save time and still look like you used multiple applique pieces. .

You can do the same thing with the bottom leaves. Draw them as one piece, tuck the tulip behind the middle leaf, and use stitching to make it look like multiple appliques were used.

I played with lots of layouts and colorways in EQ7 before submitting my design. I have to keep my final quilt a secret a little longer because it’ll make it’s debut in the Quilts from Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks magazine this summer. But here are some ideas to get your imagination working.

What will you do with your Spring Bloomers?

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